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Otherwise.

Etymologies

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From other +‎ -ly.

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From Middle English otherliche, from Old English ōþerlīċe ("otherwise, differently"), equivalent to other +‎ -ly. Cognate with Old Saxon ōþarlīk, Old High German andarlīh, Icelandic annarligur, Gothic (anþarleiko, "otherwise").

Examples

Perhaps the fantasy market is not ready for something quite so otherly, so nostalgic in a determinedly Antipodean way.

The entire cast is at the top of their game, sporting some truly amazing makeup; while Ron Perlman and Doug Jones continue to delight as Hellboy and Abe Sapien, Selma Blair in particular mines appreciable new depths as firestarter Liz Sherman, now secure in her otherly domesticity with the big lug she calls "Red."